Daily Republican., 1887-12-21
THIRD EDITION.
Rsmsnstrancs Against Licsnss.

Ter present. y. A. MNcAlnster, E9Q ,,
attorney ,or the plaintiff In the case o.
John 8 Good We. Patrick Priudible,
stated 10 she Court that the case was
settled By counsel.
Attorney General Bl2ss called the
attention Of the Court to the qaes,ion
sf hoe much tax shall be naia to The
stAsr b. the Philsds'phia, wilminRto
D Baltimore Railroad Company
The lsvs NJ enacted by the Legislature
inpoes . TAX upon the company Ol
$40 100 Per sanum. in lieu of all Other
tsxss. IN 1881 the Legislature passed
IN act Incorporating the purcbaseIs OF
the Delaware Western Railroad Com
Ipans. {n0w the Baltimore & Philadel'
Phia) which also provides that the said
road shall pay gross sum in the way
Of taxes sszni annually On the iTst day
Of ApSn and October, in lien OF all
other sAxa, and that this gross sum
shall b In the same proportion 10 the
amount paid by the p W & b, r b, IS
the lenoth Of the b. s. T. road IN this
Stats, SAall bear TO the length OF the
p, ". h B. railroad In this State.
The Attorney General said the ques.
tion involved the construction OF tho
statute, and that he had agreed with
Levi G Bird, Esq counsel for the b.
4 p. yaaifoAd, to refer the msttsr TO the
Court Of Errors and Appeals for q ceci.
sion. Mr.. Bird contenGs that the length
Of the P w. & 3. road from the
Psnpsyfyania to the Mary land line
IL 7s $40 miles, from Delaware
JuDctios 10 Kidney II alo, making q
total Of as miles IN langth. The length
Of the p. q B, road rom State line to
State liss, % 10 miles; cf the Dela
ware Western road comprised In this
conttD uous line, o, making q total
Of 22 10 niles. M. BIRD claims that
In computink the length of tho = W.
4 b. reAd in this State, the line from
Delaware junction 70 Rodney must be
included, which wonld make the pro.
portionats tax o! tho B. & 2. road much
less than IL now Is.
That 10 she P, W. & b tax of S40
900 being rated upoE 35 miles OF road
the B. b p. must only pay proper
tt0nate amount on ~ 6.lO miles. Tne
attorney genera contends that witnin
the mes1ipG Of the act the line from
Delaware JupcIic1 to kcdney u ust not
be computed, as il is n part OF the Dsla
ware Railroad, and therefore the p,
W. & B. Railroad Company is pay
iBg 80 600 tax per Annun on
oaIy IS q 10 miles Of road In this
State, which WIN require the b Il
r. road 20 pay nearly ss much on It's
- g. 10 N lies. The y Il Z, Company
nave paid SIC coo, bat decline TO pay
any more until this matter is settled,
consegaent)y the case will be decided
by the Court Of Errors and Apeals.
Charies II. Curtis. Esq counsel foi
H. 49, A. ~ O
Pierce vs. Samuel ID. and WIlliam
Forbes, presented exceptions to the
award o. referees. This was an action
ON q mechanics lien to recover TOR
bricks tor buildinss constructed by the
descendants.
The refsrees decided in favor OF the
platnttAs, and Samuel A. Mccallister,
ESQ on their behalf, opposed the ex
septionss and the c0uft refused to set
aside the award OF The referees.
The court .hep iooE mp tho remnn.
strapcss against certain persons who
Aave applied for license 10 sell liquor
The faos having become known that the
remonstran ces ere 10 be considered by
the court had the effect OF drawing a
large number Of SPECTATOR, among
whom wers . rumber Of these WHO aye
Applying for lictnee.
The opponents we're represented hy
tbs Eevs. j. n. Nixon, n, Id.
Browne, s,Julips Odd and Meesrs C6as.
W. HowlApd, George g. Lobdell, Geo.
W. Todd, william M. Candy and sey.
vsal Numbers Of the Wumen's Chris.
tain Tenn erance Union.
The Hrst cese taken up WIS thu. OF
John Craven, Ninth AMI DuPont stree,s,
who was represented By willard Sauls.
bury, Keq.
The remoGstrance against Craven
stated that hie house was Objectionable
on account OF being near to public
sob ool, and also that elections are held
there.
In reply, Mr.. Salisbury said thai
Craven kept quiet, orderly house, and
that II there was any otjtctioSs 70 the
elections being held there II would b'
better for the L eRhlatHTe to have tht
elections held somewhere else, than fol
the court to break up this mans busi
meas.
W. 8. Prickett, on behalf Of the re-
monstrstors, said the petition aaaIps'
this houss Was signed by some OF The
most influential men in the neighbor
hood.
Mr.. Ssulsbury gnid that q number o.
those signing the rem ongtrauce lived IL
another ward, and no thought u woult
be we'll for tho court to take this fac
into oonsid Grafton In deciding the mat
ter. There is no compliant that THU
man keeps dieorderlJ house, and hiI
petitioa is signed by sCms Of the hes
freeholders in the we-d.
Robert Craven, of Front and Wash
fnRton streets, vas reprtsented by L
q. VaRdesrift, Esq., who said that ne
ms the administrator OF John Mulrooney
had sold this property with the under
standing that IL was hotel, and D.
thought that il the license was reiuset
It would interfere with the confirmation
Of the sale by the Orphans Court.
Patrick Hagserty WIS Dexb Cal ed bu
he was not represented. John j
HanlsS % place 81 Front and 0alnu
streets, known rs the "Hot Potato,
and Frank HArkins, OF No. 10 Ess
Front atreet, were also called, bu
neither were represented.
Mr.. Prlokett said the remonsiTance
agAtnS thsse places are hseed on tn
gIounA shat there are too many In ths
vicinity.
Charles Devaling gers name was lie
and Mf. PYicke.t ssi5 he was objecte
TO on the ground tnat lie Was new al
plicsnt.
Thomas McHugh and Frank Elkir
BON were called, but were not repr,
sented.
John A. Parker, the colo.ed pclic
dealer, was the next called, and Aust
harrington, Esq, said that he repr
stnted the owners OF ths building. tt
place has for long time been license
asa hotel, sod he uDc erstood that IL
principal objection against the pla'
was the fact that Parker Lat bs en- col
neoted WITH the policy busiuess. L
mas oeen notified by tho owner that |
mast vsoale the premises.
MT prleket5 raid that Parker b,